A Fritz Lang Boxset
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Film Description
5 classics by the German master of silent film.
The two-part film Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler is one of the most sensational crime thrillers ever filmed, mirroring German society of the 1920s in all its crime-ridden decadence. Its sinister theme is dominated by terror as the power-crazed Mabuse (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) masterminds the world’s most dangerous gang of counterfeiters, thieves, and murderers, wielding hypnotic powers with an iron fist to obtain total obedience to his will.
Inspired by the towering Manhattan, skyline Metropolis is a science fiction classic. Sixteen months in the making with a cast of thousands, the film cost over two million dollars at 1920s prices. Set in the year 2026, a mammoth city is ruled by the super efficient industrialist Joh Fredersen (Alfred Abel). On the surface the city appears to be a utopian dream with wealthy inhabitants living in palatial apartments set in colossal glass and concrete spires but underground it’s a different story. Armies of slaves work gruelling hours to maintain the luxurious lifestyles of their masters. The tense balance of these two societies is soon realized when the workers revolt and destroy everything in sight.
Fritz Lang’s penultimate silent film, Spione, is a flawlessly constructed labyrinthine spy thriller. An international spy ring, headed by Haghi (Rudolf Klein-Rogge), uses technology, threats, and murder to obtain government secrets. As master spy, president of a bank, and music hall clown, Haghi leads several lives using instruments of modern technology to spearhead a mad rush for secrets — secrets that assert his power over others.
Like a brand, the letter ‘M’ has made its mark on film history as one of the most chilling serial killer films ever produced; its disturbing theme having lost none of its power or impact. Sinister, dark and foreboding M tells the story of Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre) as the globe-eyed child killer hunted by both the law and the underworld of Berlin.
Fritz Lang resuscitated the evil genius Dr Mabuse, ten years after making Dr Mabuse, the Gambler in the sequel The Testament of Dr Mabuse. The sequel picks up the story with Mabuse’s capture, madness and incarceration. Even though he has been locked away in an asylum for ten years his crime organisation is still perpetrating an insane orgy of wanton destruction, threats, shoot-outs, thefts, explosions, bombings, burnings and floods. Rudolf Klein-Rogge reprises his role as Dr Mabuse. Banned by the Nazis, The Testament of Dr Mabuse is one of Fritz Lang’s most inventive crime thrillers and one of cinema’s most accomplished early talkies.
Film Information
DVD Extras
8 discs.
Technical Details
| Certificate |
12 |
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Length |
600 mins
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Label |
EUREK |
| Cat No |
EKA50029 |
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Format |
DVD |
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Colour |
| Region | 2 |
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Aspect |
1.33 Full Screen
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